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passing

英[ˈpɑ:sɪŋ] 美[ˈpæsɪŋ]

复数：passings;

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ADJ

短暂的；一时的；转瞬即逝的

A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously.
例句
Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad... 哈姆内特认为对环境的关注不是一时心血来潮。 He had never taken more than a passing interest in the girl. 他对那个女孩只有三分钟热情。
N-SING

结束；消失

The passing of something such as a time or system is the fact of its coming to an end.
例句
It was an historic day, yet its passing was not marked by the slightest excitement... 那是具有历史意义的一天，但是一天过去了，也没有一丝的兴奋激动。 When the Fifties faded into history, there wasn't a lot of mourning for the passing of an era. 当50年代成为历史，人们并未对一个时代的结束感到有多么悲伤。
N-SING

逝世；去世；过世

You can refer to someone's death as their passing, if you want to avoid using the word 'death' because you think it might upset or offend people.
例句
His passing will be mourned by many people. 很多人都会哀悼他的逝世。 ...the passing of one of this century's great artists, Miles Davis. 本世纪艺术巨匠迈尔斯·戴维斯的逝世
N-SING

（时光的）流逝，推移

The passing of a period of time is the fact or process of its going by.
例句
The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness... 时间的流逝带来了一丝空虚感。 The passing of the years has been kind to Dan. He looks like a man of half his age. 岁月对丹很仁慈，他看起来只有他年龄的一半大。
ADJ

顺便的；顺带的

A passing mention or reference is brief and is made while you are talking or writing about something else.
例句
It was just a passing comment, he didn't go on about it... 那只是一笔带过的评论，他没有继续论述。 The colonies received only a passing mention. 那些殖民地只是顺带提了一下。
PHRASE

顺便；顺带

If you mention something in passing, you mention it briefly while you are talking or writing about something else.
例句
In passing, it should be noted that... 顺便提一下，应该注意… The army is only mentioned in passing. 只是顺带提了一下陆军。
PHRASE

持续不断地

If something changes with each passing year or with every passing day, it changes continuously.
例句
His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year... 他的肚子一年比一年鼓。 Work becomes harder with each passing day. 工作一天比一天辛苦。

英英词典释义

Noun
1. (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate;
"the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
2. euphemistic expressions for death;
"thousands mourned his passing"
3. the motion of one object relative to another;
"stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"
4. the end of something;
"the passing of winter"
5. a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another;
"the passage of air from the lungs""the passing of flatus"
6. going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it;
"she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"
7. success in satisfying a test or requirement;
"his future depended on his passing that test""he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
Adjective
1. enduring a very short time;
"the ephemeral joys of childhood""a passing fancy""youth's transient beauty""love is transitory but at is eternal""fugacious blossoms"
2. of advancing the ball by throwing it;
"a team with a good passing attack""a pass play"
3. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily;
"a passing grade"
4. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough;
"a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws""a passing glance""perfunctory courtesy"
Adverb
1. to an extreme degree or extent;
"his eyesight was exceedingly defective"